Agricultural Economics and Management - Master's programme

Published: 28 August 2024

Information for those studying on the Master's programme (two-year) in Agricultural Economics and Management. On these pages you will find information about the programme, contact details and the documents governing the degree programme.

Specialisations

Depending on which courses you choose, you can do a degree in either Business Administration or Economics. The particular courses you should choose for each specialisation are shown in the programme syllabus.

Independent project

In order to be awarded the degree of Master of Science, you must carry out an independent project/degree project at master level (A2E) worth at least 30 credits. All independent projects have a course syllabus and the course schedule indicates when these courses are offered. Depending on the specialised study you have selected for your degree, you can do your project in Business Administration or Economics.

How do I find a subject and a supervisor? Find out more on the general pages about independent projects

General guidelines for independent projects at SLU 

Information about independent projects in the Department of Economics

Work plan A work plan must be drawn up for all independent projects. You will do this together with your supervisor.

Grading criteria Available on the course web page for each course

Syllabus

Course subject area and level

Course syllabuses provide information about a course’s subject area(s) and its level and specialisation. The syllabus is available from the course’s webpage which you can search for here. If you are studying on a programme, you can in most cases click the course heading on the programme’s course schedule to go to the course page.

Abbreviations

  • G1N: First-cycle level, only upper secondary entry requirements
  • G1F: First-cycle level, fewer than 60 credits from first-cycle courses as entry requirement
  • G2F: First-cycle level, a minimum of 60 credits at first-cycle level as entry requirement
  • G2E: First-cycle level, a minimum of 60 credits at first-cycle level as entry requirement, contains a degree project for the Degree of Bachelor
  • A1N: Second-cycle level, only first-cycle course(s) as entry requirement – at SLU, a minimum of 120 credits at first-cycle level is required
  • A1F: Second-cycle level, contains degree project for
    Master’s degree (60 credits)
  • GXX: First-cycle level, course specialisation cannot be classified
  • AXX: Second-cycle level, course specialisation cannot be classified

Programme courses academic year 24/25

Year 1

Analytical Methods

2024-09-02 - 2024-10-31
7.5 hp
Beskrivning av grafiken nedan

Microeconomic Theory

2024-09-02 - 2024-10-31
7.5 hp
Beskrivning av grafiken nedan

Production economics

2024-11-01 - 2025-01-19
15.0 hp
Beskrivning av grafiken nedan

Econometric Theory

2025-01-20 - 2025-02-19
7.5 hp
Beskrivning av grafiken nedan

Applied Econometrics

2025-02-20 - 2025-03-24
7.5 hp
Beskrivning av grafiken nedan

Policy Evaluation

2025-03-25 - 2025-05-01
7.5 hp
Beskrivning av grafiken nedan

Year 2

Quantitative finance

2024-09-02 - 2024-10-31
15.0 hp
Beskrivning av grafiken nedan

Macroeconomic Theory

2024-11-01 - 2025-01-19
7.5 hp
Beskrivning av grafiken nedan

If you would like to apply for this programme

This page is for students currently studying on the programme. If you are not currently a student but would like to apply, you can read more about the programme’s content and the application process here.

 


Contact

Programme Study Director

Lovisa Nilsson, researcher

Department of Economics

018-67 17 12

lovisa.nilsson@slu.se